[Bug 484606] [NEW] PDF file association disappeared when I delete the Adobe Reader 9 launcher in the Office menu

[Thomas Winwood]

Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: acroread

1. I install acroread from the Canonical partner repository.
>  It asks me if I wanted to make it the default viewer for PDF files.
2. I answer in the affirmative.
3. I delete the "Adobe Reader 9" launcher from the Office menu because I will never use it.
4. Suddenly the file association for PDF files is gone, and Adobe Reader is not in the "Open With" dialog box when I go to add it back. I can add acroread by commandline, but this looks ugly and lacks the icon, so I consider it a workaround rather than a fix.

Reinstalling acroread does not rerun the post-installation scripts;
dpkg-reconfigure asks me the question about default viewer, but appears
to do nothing no matter whether I answer yes or no.

thomas at ketsuban:~$ lsb_release -rd
Description:	Ubuntu lucid (development branch)
Release:	10.04

thomas at ketsuban:~$ apt-cache policy acroread
acroread:
  Installed: 9.1.0-7jaunty2
  Candidate: 9.1.0-7jaunty2
  Version table:
 *** 9.1.0-7jaunty2 0
        500 http://archive.canonical.com lucid/partner Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

** Affects: acroread (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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PDF file association disappeared when I delete the Adobe Reader 9 launcher in the Office menu
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